Lone Oak Township, Bates County, Missouri

Lone Oak Township is one of twenty-four townships in Bates County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 293.

The township takes its name from Lone Oak Branch creek.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lone Oak Township covers an area of 35.96 square miles (93.15 square kilometers); of this, 35.94 square miles (93.08 square kilometers, 99.92 percent) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.07 square kilometers, 0.08 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Athol at 38.17253°N, -94.37884°W
 * Monteith Junction at 38.21419°N, -94.3669°W
 * Peru at 38.18253°N, -94.29189°W

Adjacent townships

 * Mount Pleasant Township (north)
 * Summit Township (northeast)
 * Pleasant Gap Township (east)
 * Prairie Township (southeast)
 * Osage Township (southwest)
 * New Home Township (west)

Cemeteries
The township contains Fairview Cemetery.

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 71.svg|25px]] U.S. Route 71
 * [[Image:MO-52.svg|25px]] Missouri Route 52

School districts

 * Butler R-V School District
 * Rich Hill R-IV

Political districts

 * Missouri's 4th congressional district
 * State House District 125
 * State Senate District 31